Comments on: Astros top pitching prospect Mark Appel lit up in return to rotation at High-A Lancasterhttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/01/astros-top-pitching-prospect-mark-appel-lit-up-in-return-to-rotation-at-high-a-lancaster/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:08:01 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: timmmah10http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/01/astros-top-pitching-prospect-mark-appel-lit-up-in-return-to-rotation-at-high-a-lancaster/comment-page-1/#comment-714625
Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:45:44 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714625Fans hate when players get paid, then go to the park, buy that $20 ticket and 5 dollar hot dog, then a 10 dollar beer to wash it down… then sit there and bitch that players make too much…
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Mon, 02 Jun 2014 08:16:59 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714581I am sorry, accidentally hit report instead of reply. Thank you for posting the link. If the story would have mentioned the former colorado attempt i would have understood it without having to read another story, but it was not a bad one to read and it provided a bit of information for future reference.
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Sun, 01 Jun 2014 19:15:34 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714459Karma, Pittsburgh waisted a top pick on this kid. but with some comical rule in Baseball we got compensated. crazy worked for us but stupid rule.
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Sun, 01 Jun 2014 19:13:35 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714456It’s too early to write him off.
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Sun, 01 Jun 2014 17:54:59 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714438This is why Bubba Starling’s long hitch-filled swing is such a shame.
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Sun, 01 Jun 2014 17:16:06 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714423http://blogs.denverpost.com/rockies/2014/04/23/piggyback-pitching-rotation-returned-radical-rockies-experiment/17326/
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Sun, 01 Jun 2014 17:14:27 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714422This was predictable. A number of clubs thought he was over-rated and that even best case scenario he would top out at a low #2
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Sun, 01 Jun 2014 17:05:11 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714417It also wouldn’t hurt to get a gift basket from Derek Jeter and an arm from Mariano Rivera.
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Sun, 01 Jun 2014 16:38:00 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714407Man, I wanted that guy to succeed. His name was so fun to say.
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Sun, 01 Jun 2014 16:33:35 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714405Todd van Poppel.
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Sun, 01 Jun 2014 16:27:37 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714403Yes, by all means don’t hire the agent that has consistently, with a few missteps, gotten his clients the most money and best contracts and list many if not most of the best players amongst his clients. You should definitely sign with Jay-Z.
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Sun, 01 Jun 2014 16:24:05 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714400First of all, you have to hire Boras and let him prepare a thick binder on you.
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Sun, 01 Jun 2014 16:20:13 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714399I, for one, could have used a better explanation of the “unique piggy-back start system”, if I am to understand its possible role in his struggles.

Somebody got one for me?

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Sun, 01 Jun 2014 15:43:54 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714391Huh? Why not? From what I just read, the guy is with $6 million and has never thrown a pitch above high-A ball.
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Sun, 01 Jun 2014 15:43:50 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714390They drafted Appel over Kris Bryant, who is ripping it up in the Cubs system.
Imagine a Springer/Bryant 3-4 combo for the next decade. Woulda shoulda coulda.
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Sun, 01 Jun 2014 15:38:29 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714385Too bad. Karma can be a biiiiiiitch. Draft prospects, DO NOT LET SCOTT BORAS REPRESENT YOU.
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Sun, 01 Jun 2014 15:24:46 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714378I’m pretty confident that I could do better than an 11.93 ERA, for a lot less money too. How can I get a hold of Jeff Luhnow, anybody.
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Sun, 01 Jun 2014 14:49:27 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714366I want to blame his agent; however, in this case, I have to give the famous agent a pass.
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Sun, 01 Jun 2014 14:41:21 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714361In Appel’s defense, the game was at Lancaster, arguably the most friendly hitter’s venue in professional baseball. High altitude, dry air and routine 30 mph wind gusts blowing out.
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Sun, 01 Jun 2014 14:40:49 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714360Like Tommy Hanson soft?
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Sun, 01 Jun 2014 14:39:52 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714358Velocity was not an issue 94-95 last night. Just don’t think he has the mental makeup at this point. He comes off as soft.
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Sun, 01 Jun 2014 14:27:33 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714348Scary
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Sun, 01 Jun 2014 14:26:58 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=523753#comment-714347Sounds fishy…I wonder if there is any velocity issues. Kids stuff is too good, and he is too smart to not be able to figure out A ball.
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